Lawrence Girl Scout Fund Drive Seeks Support for Expansion
The Lawrence Girl Scout Council launches a drive aiming to raise 700 dollars to expand programs. With 259 registered scouts and 92 adult volunteers, the council plans more troops, leader training, and a wider year round program including a summer day camp and national-camps scholarships. A new mariner ship for seniors and a troop for colored girls broaden opportunities.
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Lawrence
Girl Scout Council
Ideal Girl Scouting
Paul Rankin
Girl Scout Organization
Rankin
Flood Rescue Efforts Across Northern California Reach Hundreds
News dispatches from Napa and San Francisco describe rescue operations as floods from the Napa river and heavy rainfall threaten homes and highways. National guardsmen, deputies, and police evacuated nearly 500 in Napa. migrants and residents near Winters, Pescadero, Oroville, and other towns faced rising waters, road washouts, and disrupted rail service.
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Napa
Calif
San Francisco
California
Winters
Red Cross
Sacramento
Oregon
Pollock
Redding
Oroville
Quincy
Feather River
Reno
Pescadero
Belle Plaine Banker Dies After Heart Attack
Belle Plaine Kansas February 27 P Dick Wilson aged 49 cashier of the Valley State bank for 15 years and former state banking department examiner died unexpectedly from a heart attack late yesterday. Mrs Warwick Benedict is improving after an operation at Trinity Lutheran hospital Kansas City Missouri.
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Belle Plaine
Kan
Dick Wilson
The
Valley State Bank
State Banking Department
Warwick Benedict
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Kansas City
Classifieds Rule the Town Market in The Journal-World
The Journal-World Classified Page stands as the town’s busiest marketplace with listings across jobs, real estate, services, and items for sale attracting steady reader engagement and daily trades.
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Journal-World
Arctic naval clash stirs Norwegian coast reports
Reports from Vardoe credit British French warships with sinking two German vessels near the Arctic coast of Finland. Stormy weather hindered dockings as fishermen recalled a British naval squadron patrolling the area. The Orizaba sank near Skjervoy after fog lifted, with Margartha aiding 45 men.
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Bergen
Norway
Arctic
Finland
Vardoe
Petsamo
Soviet Russia
Germany
Russia
Murmansk
Bremen
Norwegian
Altmark
Skjervoy
Hammerfest
Vardee
Spain
Correspondent James Young Indicted in Tokyo Court
James Young of the International News Service, a Springfield Illinois correspondent, was indicted on charges of spreading false rumors and fabrications. He is remanded in Tokyo district court awaiting trial, with a date not set, and has been jailed since January 21. A foreign office spokesman cited slanderous reports about Japanese forces and rumors among Japanese and foreigners in Tokyo. Joseph V. Connolly of INS said steps will ensure adequate defense and a fair judgment leading to exoneration.
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Tokyo
James R. Young
Springfield
Ill
International News Service
Tokyo District Court
Young
Foreign Office
China
Joseph V. Connolly
New York
Man Dies in Kansas Fire Near Dorrance
Russell Kansas reports a 74 year old bachelor Pi David Hilgenberg died in a house fire nine miles southeast of Dorrance. Neighbors were alerted at 12 30 am by Reuben Nuss who found Hilgenberg near a padlocked door the victim apparently unable to escape as flames engulfed his home.
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Russell
Kan
David Hilgenberg
Dorrance
Reuben Nuss
Hilenberg
Six Parisians wounded by shell over Paris air raid
Six Parisians were wounded by an anti-aircraft shell fired during German reconnaissance over Paris. One man, Leon Manach, 39, had his right leg amputated after a later attack. Officials urged civilians to flee streets when batteries fire, even without an alarm.
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Paris
Leon Manach
Altho
France
Repair Great Ships London Barham Nelson Under Repair
London reports two of Britain’s largest battleships Barham and Nelson are under repair in naval yards after enemy damage. Churchill told Parliament five new battleships would join soon and German efforts to break the sea blockade would intensify. He noted Scapa Flow has not been usable since the Royal Oak sinking in October.
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London
Britain
Barham
Nelson
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
Churchill
Commons
First Lord
Scotland
Royal Oak
Lawrence J-W Receives 610 Calls For Kansas Iowa State Scores
The Lawrence Journal-World logged 610 telephone calls last night seeking scores of the Kansas vs Iowa State basketball game. Oil- O-Matic distributor L T Harris moved his office and display to 802 Massachusetts Street. P O Lanham of Kansas City Missouri, overseeing Ober's lighting project, fractured his left ankle entering the store and is treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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the Journal-World
L. T. Harris
Oil- O-Matic
Display and Service Department
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Street
P. O. Lanham
Kansas City
Ober’s
Lanham
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Contested divorce cases heard in district court
Judge Hugh Means presided over three contested divorces with judgments reserved until Saturday morning. The cases were Helen Wilson versus Lawrence Wilson, Lea Roy Hurley versus Virgie Belle Hurley, and W. W. Hutton versus Sarah A. Hutton. A fourth case Lena Johnson Simmons versus H. P. Simmons was heard yesterday with decision reserved until Saturday.
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Hugh Means
District Court
Helen Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Lea Roy Hurley
Virgie Belle Hurley
W. W. Hutton
Sarah A. Hutton
Lena Johnson Simmons
H. P. Simmons
French destroyer Simoun sinks German submarine off Finisterre
Paris reports the naval ministry says the French destroyer Simoun sank a German submarine off Cape Finisterre northwest of Spain. Simoun is a 16 year old vessel of a 12 destroyer class. sister ship Siroco has prior submarine victories.
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Paris
Naval Ministry
Simoun
Cape Finisterre
Spain
Siroco
Peaceful Music Chosen by Vincent Lopez for Calm War News
Vincent Lopez, orchestra leader in Phoenix, explains he plays suave swing to promote peace. He says martial tunes excite crowds too much, so he sticks to smooth melodic pieces to keep people calm.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Vincent Lopez
Hutchins Sees Education Must Focus on Intellect
Dr. Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago, urged a rebuild of the U S educational system with emphasis on intellect over money making. He warned current U S ideals prize wealth and freedom to pursue it, risking a course of study tilted toward practical earnings.
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Boston
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
America
College Club
United States
Lion Trojan Game Scheduled Saturday Evening Switch
The Lawrence high school and Topeka high school basketball game, originally set for Friday at Topeka, has been moved to Saturday due to a date mixup. Local coach Elmer Schaake said the adjustment allows Lawrence players and coaches to attend the Missouri Kansas game at Hoch auditorium Friday evening.
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Lawrence High School
Topeka High School
Topeka
Elmer Schaake
Lawrence
Hoch Auditorium
Garbo Returns to Florida After Nassau Vacation
Greta Garbo came back to Florida from a 10 day Nassau holiday aboard the 330 foot yacht Southern Cross owned by Alexis Wenner Gren. She entered customs with Dr Gavelord Hauser age 45 en route to New York. Mrs Wenner Gren also aboard. Garbo declared age 34 and two Nassau bought sweaters.
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Miami
Fla
Greta Garbo
Florida
Nassau
Southern Cross
Alexis Wenner Gren
Bahamas
Gavelord Hauser
New York
Wenner Gren
Eleven Die As Buscular Plane Crashes Near Bucaramanga
A Scadta line bimotor passenger plane crashes near Bucaramanga Colombia killing eleven people. The aircraft piloted by Captain Alberto Fernandez fell short after taking off toward Cucuta. Names of victims not disclosed by the airline.
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Bucaramanga
Colombia
Scadia Line
Alberto Fernandez
Cucuta
Scadta
Railroads report 1939 net income over 94 million dollars
The Association of American Railroads recalls that class one lines earned 94,638,951 in 1939 and a deficit of 121,348,707 in 1938. December 1939 net was 36,622,251 versus 22,495,109 in December 1938.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Dewey Name On Nebraska Ballot In GOP Primary
Thomas E. Dewey's name was filed for Nebraska's Republican presidential preference primary with 2369 signatures, well above the 500 required. Lee Rankin filed the petitions in Lincoln after obtaining Dewey's approval, signaling an organized bid ahead of the primary. Convictions followed in Fort Smith as Billy Wells and Stewart M McCarthy were found guilty in a liquor-running case, part of a larger federal investigation.
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Lincoln
Neb
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Nebraska
Secretary of State
Lee Rankin
Dewey
Fort Smith
Ark
Billy Wells
Stewart M. McCarthy
U. S. District Court
Sulphur Springs
Durant
Okla
Kansas City Judge Miller Dies at 71 in Kansas City
Kansas City Kan February 27 District Judge Charles A Miller 71 died today at his home after eight years of ill health He was appointed in 1925 by former Governor Ben S Paulen to Wyandotte County fourth division and had been elected four times His widow survives.
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Kansas City
Kan
Charles A. Miller
Miller
Ben S. Paulen
Wyandotte County District Court
Regulation bill criticized as centralizing move
Representative Disney denounces a federal regulation bill for petroleum production as part of a trend toward centralized government. Mrs. F. C. Jackman and her infant son Rees Murray return home from St Luke's hospital in Kansas City Missouri.
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Washington
Disney
D- Okla
F. C. Jackman
Rees Murray
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City, MO
White Rocks Invite Coeds to Frat Ball at Campus
Campus notices reveal plans for a fraternity dance with themes of Cleopatra costumes and limestone hieroglyphs. Sigma Chi invites featured an Egyptian party March 16 while a ballet audience enjoyed the Hoch auditorium performance.
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White Rocks
Sigma Chis
Wichita Student Pilot Faces $3000 Civil Suit
The U S district court suit filed by the district attorney seeks $3000 penalties from Albert L Morrison of Wichita for three counts under the civil aeronautics code. It alleges Morrison flew two round trips Wichita Plains and back without plane inspection, violating the 25 mile limit for student license pilots.
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Wichita
Kan
Albert L. Morrison
United States District Court
District Attorney’s Office
Wichita District
Morrison
Plains
British Plane Downed Near Helgoland by German Fighters
Berlin reports the German News Agency says a Bristol Blenheim reconnaissance plane was shot down this afternoon over Helgoland by German pursuit planes. Britain had earlier announced flights over Berlin and other German areas. D N B also said German warplanes patrolled over Paris and central France last night.
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Berlin
Vpi
D.N.B
Helgoland
Britain
Germany
Paris
France
Local residents share visits and departures across Kansas
Linwood residents G M Jenkins plan a Wichita dairy move. Albert Meinke of Kansas City Kansas visits McKinney and Shapley households. Ivan Holmquist of Lawrence spends an evening with C E Meine. John Snider and Robert Hipshire visit Wilsons in Topeka. Roy Bowen of Topeka visits family. Ethel Curtis of Lawrence stays a few days with relatives. Joe and Lelia Cook of Kansas City Kansas visit uncle Frank Harbaugh and wife.
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G. M. Jenkins
Wichita
Albert Meinke
Kansas City
Kan
J. E. Mc Kinney
Vernon Roy
Lawrence
Martha Shapley
Ivan Holmquist
C. E. Meine
John Snider
Robert Gene Hipshire
E. F. Wilson
Topeka
Roy Bowen
S. M. Bowen
Ethel Curtis
Joe and
Lelia Cook
Frank Harbaugh
Farm Tenant Program Expansion Aims Mortgage Insurance
Washington February 27 The house agriculture committee proposed a 350 million expansion of the farm tenant program by mortgage insurance. The plan would create a revolving fund growing to 200 million in three years with 40 year amortization at 3 percent plus a 1 percent service charge. Loans require county committee approval. senate already passed a similar bill last year.
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Treasury
Washington
House Agricultural Committee
House
Senate
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Josephine Glenn
Mrs Josephine Ellen Glenn aged 66 died this afternoon at her home two miles west of Lecompton. She is survived by husband Cyrus Glenn five daughters Mrs Jude Anderson of Lawrence Mrs G B Henry Mrs George Childs and Mrs Henry Brown of Lecompton and Mrs Ira Morriss of Fort Madison Iowa a son Paul Glenn of Gary Indiana and sister Mrs Robert McIntyre of El Monte California Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Josephine Ellen Glenn
Lecompton
Cyrus Glenn
Jude Anderson
Lawrence
G. B. Henry
George Childs
Henry Brown
Ira Morriss
Fort Madison
Paul Glenn
Gary
Ind
Robert McIntyre
el Monte
Cal
Mystery man of the state department dies at 66
Robert C. Bannerman 66 longtime chief special agent for the state department died at his Arlington Virginia home. He led investigations within the department including passport frauds and organized police guards for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II during their U.S. visit last summer from the Canadian border to New York and Hyde Park.
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Washington
Robert C. Bannerman
State Department
King George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Arlington
Annerman
Open Letter on What Makes a Picture Great in Film
An open letter argues the core value is storytelling over star power. It praises RKO Pictures for Swiss Family Robinson as proof that strong stories unlock cinema’s future beyond big-name casts.
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RKO Radio Pictures
America
Stan Schwahn
Dickinson
Rotary Club Anns Dinner And Broadcast Evening
Osage City report covers Rotary Club Anns dinner at the hotel and a home listening party for the Rotary celebration from Town Hall New York. Several local couples attended as did visitors from Olathe and Johnson County agent Tom Hall spoke on rabbit extermination with 400 killed nearby.
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Rotary Club
Glenn Henry
Town Hall
New York
L. M. Gabel
Carl Hess
John Roberts
T. A. Huddleston
John Sutton
D. C. Allen
W. D. Ratliff
James Lester
J. C. Lane
A. W. Hamilton
L. M. Waggoner
Lee Johnson
Henry
Tom Hall
Olathe
Charles Gardner
Eli Bowen
Hall
Johnson County
Eph Reber
Jennie Reber -Heibsch
Grayson Happy Hour Club
Reber
Homer Metzger
Metz
Court House
Albert Harvey
Yost
Paul White
Lawrence
Ralph Casteel
Clyde Bliss
Colorado
Ruth Long
Edith Morris
Ida Worswick
Inzie Lacey
Jennie Davis
Nona Crosby
Bertie Long
Bernice Small
Etta Brock
Adelaide Johnston
Perry
Ramona Chapter
O.F.S
Adelaide Shepherd
Local Adah Beulah Law rence To peka chapters honor guest
Members from Adah chapter Lawrence and Beulah chapter Topeka attended as guests of honor at a gathering.
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Tron
Adah
Lawrence
Beulah
Topeka
Card of Thanks for neighbors saving home from fire
We thank our neighbors and friends for their quick action in helping save our home from destruction by fire. W. W. Gerstenberger and family.
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W. W. Gerstenberger
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Fred Littooy
Jimmy Dorsey
Linwood
Schulz
First Mortgage
S. C. Hinshaw
Eldridge Hotel
Oskaloosa
Rye Ryerzs
M. C. Manley
Gene Glahn
Dickinson Theatre
Atlanta
Rumsey Funeral Home
Indiana
F. S
Hemphill Sidg
Loan Assn
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